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Philanthropy

Thomas Refuse Service, Inc. has made a continual effort to support the Kern River Valley through involvement in community projects and organizations. We are honored to give back to our beautiful Kern River Valley and its people. Additionally, TRS is an active member of, and makes various contributions to numerous valley organizations. Many of these contributions are extended through the free use or reduced pricing of our services. Where the community is concerned, it has been TRS's philosophy to return to the community a generous portion of what has been provided to us.

Pride Day

Thomas Refuse Service has been a major sponsor and organizer of the Kern Valley Pride Day since 1986.

Scholarships

As graduates of Kern Valley High School Linda and I felt the need and responsibility to give back to our alma mater and to our community, so in 1998 we established the Thomas Refuse Service scholarship. This is an outstanding achievement scholarship in the amount of $10,000. Every year we have the pleasure of interviewing the scholarship applicants and every year we are impressed by the quality of student and their accomplishments. Each student has their own story and individual successes and it is clear that each one will go on to greater achievements in the future.

Students applying for this scholarship must meet the following criteria:

The student must be ranked in the top 10 of his/her class

The student must have participated in extracurricular activities, sports, FFA, clubs and/or community service projects throughout his/her high school career

The student must have completed the required scholarship application

The student must enroll in a four year college or university and maintain a cumulative 2.75 GPA throughout the scholarship term.